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Code Violations Lee County – How Do Cities Handle Code Liens?
Cities and counties handle code violations and liens differently than they did just a few year ago. In the so called "good old days" the revenue these municipalities received from code violations was not a lot of money. The building department was always a profit center for them but code violations were sort of a step-child. Code Violations Lee County
Seldom, if ever, did the code enforcement officers scour neighborhoods to find homeowners, handymen or contractors working without permits. I vividly remember a mayor of a large local city tell me how the city's legal department felt code liens were only enforceable to the amount of the actual cost of the city's enforcement effort.
Most offenders are intimidated by fines accruing at $1,000 a day and buckle into getting the repairs done, re-doing the construction, fixing the problem by code or generally doing whatever is needed to avoid huge fines. A simple fine for not mowing the grass for $50 a day can turn into a huge fine of $250,000+ in ten years. How could a fine run for ten years? Simple, the homeowner didn't cut the grass, maybe he was on vacation, and when he finally did, he didn't have a code officer come out to check it. This actual case resulted in a $268,000 fine that was subsequently reduced to $168 when I bought the property.
Things have changed dramatically in the past few years. Municipalities are strapped for cash as property values have declined substantially and their tax roll revenues have continued to decline. Creative employees have started hyper-enforcing code violations and collecting fines they would never have bothered with in the past. Code Violations Lee County
In our area there is a city that has so aggressively pursued code violations that they have condemned properties and taken legal action to demolish the structures and legally transfer the land to the city. In retrospect, the homes were in a couple of neighborhoods which have since become redevelopment zones.
The enforcement strategies for various municipalities are broad in their scope and it is safe to say that almost anything is possible. For an investor or a wannabe homeowner contemplating buying a house in a specific city or neighborhood, he needs to do a lien search through his closing agent or call the city and set an appointment to discuss any code issues with the property. This may ignite issues that weren't known to the city, but that's better done before the house is purchased.
A growing trend I see is where the municipality with a code violation or lien on a property wants the new buyer to close on the property before they will negotiate an outstanding lien. So, if the property has a $100,000 lien accruing at an additional $100 a day, the buyer will not know if he has to pay $100,000 or $1,000 to close out the lien – until after he owns the property. If his purchase price is $100,000 and the property is worth $150,000 after repairs, the city lien is a deal killer.
Most city officials will explain that they will negotiate the lien to about 5% to 10% of the face amount. However, there is nothing ever given in writing and there is always the lingering fear that they will only reduce it by 50% which is still a deal killer. Code Violations Lee County
Some cities have taken an extremely hard line and these bureaucrats will not reduce the fines at all. In REO (bank owned) properties, it is not uncommon for the property to be neglected before the bank gets the property by foreclosure. When the bank finally owns the property, there may be accruing liens in place.
Before the bank can sell the property the liens should be cured, but many banks are selling the property with the problems. They have the buyer sign a "waiver of rights" that clearly says the buyer is now responsible for anything attached to the property – liens, code violations, utility bills and other title problems.
If you are contemplating buying a property you should only purchase it by doing a complete lien search and getting a title policy issued to you at the time of closing. This will not stop accruing liens or extinguish existing permit problems, the title search will only tell you what problems can be seen in the public record by the title company. A further "lien letter" search from the city should disclose open permits, liens not yet recorded and other problems that you as a buyer will have to face in the future. Code Violations Lee County
In summary, just because you bought the property with something that was done improperly or the city has no violations against a property, doesn't mean that the addition to the main structure was done up to code or permits were pulled for the work. As the buyer, you have inherited these problems. This transfer of problems to a new buyer is a common occurrence when a quitclaim deed is used to transfer a property from a seller to an unsuspecting buyer. Always do a purchase through a title company and have a title policy issued to protect your purchase.
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Medical Foster Homes are private homes in which a trained caregiver provides services to a few individuals. Some, but not all, residents are Veterans. VA inspects and approves all Medical Foster Homes.
A Medical Foster Home can serve as an alternative to a nursing home. It may be appropriate for Veterans who require nursing home care but prefer a non-institutional setting with fewer residents.
Medical Foster Homes have a trained caregiver on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This caregiver can help the Veteran carry out activities of daily living, such as bathing and getting dressed. VA ensures that the caregiver is well trained to provide VA planned care. While living in a Medical Foster Home, Veterans receive Home Based Primary Care services.
Am I Eligible?
Medical Foster Homes are not provided or paid for by VA. To be eligible for a Medical Foster Home you need to be enrolled in Home Based Primary Care, and a Home needs to be available. Your VA social worker or case manager can help you with eligibility guidelines for Home Based Primary Care and Medical Foster Home Care.
You will have to pay for the Medical Foster Home yourself or through other insurance. The charge for a Medical Foster Home is about $1500 to $3000 each month based on your income and the level of care you need. The specific cost is agreed upon ahead of time by you and the Medical Foster Home caregiver.
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You will continue to receive Home Based Primary Care services in the Medical Foster Home. You may also receive the following services from the Medical Foster Home caregiver.
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MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — Matt Kuchar finally put Hunter Mahan in a hole and went on to capture the Match Play Championship on Sunday.
Mahan went 169 straight holes without trailing in this event until Kuchar won the fourth hole with a par and was on his way. He built a 4-up lead at the turn, and then held off a noble rally by Mahan at Dove Mountain.
For all the great shots, the match ended when Mahan went from bunker to desert in taking four shots to reach the 17th green. Kuchar won, 2 and 1, when Mahan conceded his birdie putt.
It was the first World Golf Championship title for Kuchar, who last year won The Players Championship.
Mahan was trying to join Tiger Woods as the only back-to-back winners.
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The latest Part of the Tort Law Review includes the following articles: "Wilkinson v Downton: New work for an old tort to do?" – Professor Anthony Gray; "The normal measure of damages for tortious damage to chattels under English law" – Dr John Ren; "The tort of intimidation and breach of contract" – Nathan Tamblyn; and "Upkeep claims for wrongful birth, wrongful conception or wrongful fertilisation? IVF mix-up in the Singapore High Court: ACB v Thomson Medical Pte Ltd [2015] SGHC 9" – Ronald JJ Wong.
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Film colloquium series features Holocaust survivors
PLAINVIEW - Dr. Estelle Owens, professor of history at Wayland Baptist University, will be the guest presenter of the documentary "Survivors of the Holocaust," the next feature in Wayland's film colloquium series, set for Monday, Oct. 27, at 6:30 p.m. in Nunn Business Building auditorium.
Admission is free and the event is open to the public.
The film features stories of the Holocaust and its survivors, with appearances by Steven Spielberg, who directed the Academy Award-winning movie "Schindler's List." Survivors of Hitler's reign of terror and the atrocities of the Third Reich discuss their haunting, terrifying memories. Photographs and archival footage provide direct images of this past and chronicle the historical events that led to the deaths of six million Jews and others considered "undesirable" by the Nazis.
Actor Ben Kingsley goes behind the scenes at Survivors of the SHOAH History Foundation, an organization dedicated to making sure this act of genocide is not forgotten nor repeated.
The film is 90 minutes long, and a discussion led by Owens will follow the film. The film is not rated for viewing audiences but contains graphic material that may not be suited for very young children.


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3D Printing Artists Invited to Submit Work — SME RAPID Conference
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Press release date: January 24, 2013
DEARBORN, Mich. – The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) is seeking submissions for artwork that will be displayed in the Contemporary Art Gallery during the RAPID Conference and Exposition to be held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Penn., June 10-13, 2013.
The Contemporary Art Gallery will recognize artists who use additive manufacturing, 3D printing or 3D imaging technologies to create works of art. The new process allows for the creation of artwork with the most complex patterns and geometrical shapes.
"RAPID presents artists familiar with design software and additive manufacturing processes the opportunity to display their work to an appreciative audience, while providing traditional artists the opportunity to explore this new medium and participate in the 3D printing industry," said Gary Mikola , SME business development manager.
How 3D printing / additive manufacturing art medium works:
Artists create digital models of their work with CAD software. The CAD files are converted into a 3D printable STL file format. The STL file is transferred to a 3D printing / additive manufacturing machine. The machine outputs different materials onto a platform, building cross sections one layer at a time. Each layer corresponds with the virtual cross section of the artists' CAD file to create the final work of art.
Deadline to submit entries for the Contemporary Art Gallery is March 4.
There are two ways artists can participate. Those that have existing works created using additive technologies can submit a photo image of their art. Alternatively, artists can submit new designs in JPG file format for review and consideration to be printed. Submissions will be juried by event advisors for selection and display. All artwork must be durable and stable for display on a 2-foot-square surface pedestal.
Artwork will be prominently displayed on the RAPID show floor. Artists will receive publicity and promotion in the form of press releases, listings in the printed show directory, online visibility in the RAPID Contemporary Art eGallery and social media marketing.
"Art can inspire product designers to think outside their comfort zone to produce new industrial and consumer products," Mikola added.
More than 50 works of art have been displayed since SME introduced the Contemporary Art Gallery at RAPID 2010.
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(a) Contents of Petition - The applicant shall file a verified petition in duplicate, duly executed, stating that the petitioner has complied with all applicable laws and regulations and requesting authorization to act as surety or guarantor in the court. There shall be attached to the petition:
(i) In the case of sureties, a certificate of authorization to conduct surety business for the current year under the Illinois Insurance Code, attested by the director of the Department of Insurance of the State of Illinois; in the case of guarantors which are foreign corporations, a certificate of authority to transact business in Illinois under the Business Corporation Act of 1983, effective July 1, 1984, as amended (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 32, par. 13.05 et seq.)[805 ILCS 5/13.50].
(ii) Powers of attorney or certificates of authority, duly executed by the appointing officer, for all persons authorized to execute civil bonds for the petitioner in the court, accompanied by the signatures of said persons so authorized, in a form approved by the court.
(iii) Financial information consisting of:
A. A statement of assets, liabilities, and shareholder's equity certified by the petitioner as being a fair and accurate representation of the petitioner's financial condition as of the date of presentation. The statement shall be prepared as of the end of the petitioner's previous fiscal year or any subsequent date prior to the filing of the petition;
B. (1) The most recent regulatory filings by the petitioner; (2) financial statements of the petitioner audited, reviewed or compiled by independent auditors, along with the auditor reports; and (3) any narrative reports issued by independent auditors, or regulatory agencies within two years of the date of filing which reflect upon the petitioner's financial condition and its ability to act as surety or guarantor; and
C. Any additional information which the Chief Judge in his discretion deems necessary to approve petitioner's authorization to act as a civil surety in civil cases in the Circuit Court of Cook County.
(iv) A verified schedule of:
A. All unsatisfied judgments pending against the petitioner at the time of the filing of the petition upon bonds executed by the petitioner in any court in Illinois. The schedule shall state the title and number of the case, the amount and date of judgment entered.
B. All actions pending against the petitioner at the time of filing of the petition, upon bonds executed by the petitioner in any court in Illinois. The schedule shall state the title and number of the case, the names of the attorneys of record, the amount claimed, the nature of the claim and if contested, the reasons for contesting the claim.
C. All claims of liability, not the subject of any pending case, which have been made against the petitioner and are undischarged at the time of the filing of the petition, upon bonds executed by the petitioner in any court in Illinois. The schedule shall state the nature of the claim and the reasons for contesting the claim.
(b) Notice - Upon the filing of the petition, the chief judge, upon motion, shall set the petition for hearing at a specified time not earlier than 15 days after the date of filing. The petitioner shall then publish notice, not less than 15 days before the date set for hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, of the pendency of the petition, showing the date set for hearing.
(c) Objections - Any person may file written objections to the petition with the clerk of the court not less than 10 days before the date set for hearing, stating the reasons why the petition should not be allowed. The petitioner may file its answer to the objections not later than 5 days before the date set for hearing. A copy of the objections shall be served upon the petitioner, and a copy of the answer shall be served upon the objector, not later than the time of the respective filings.
(d) Hearing - The petitioner and the objector may introduce evidence at the hearing. If the court finds that the petitioner should be disallowed, the petitioner shall be disqualified from acting as surety in the court until further order of court. If, upon such hearing, the court finds that the petitioner has complied with this rule and no good cause appears to the contrary, the court shall approve the authorization of the petitioner.
(e) Change of Agents - A corporation or association authorized to act as surety in the court may file a supplemental petition to change the persons authorized to execute bonds in its behalf.
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Kevin J. Todeschi
Considering the fact that Edgar Cayce lived during a time of global uncertainty, the Great Depression, personal and economic hardship, and the world at war, it may not be surprising to learn that nearly 200 of Cayce's psychic readings mention the topic of personal financial problems and economic healing. People from every imaginable background and occupation came to him seeking answers to questions about their health, their personal challenges, their family situation, their careers, their direction in life, and their finances. The information they received continues to be helpful – studied by individuals the world over – as Cayce's insights for every imaginable issue and personal problem remain just as relevant today.
What may be surprising is that the information in the Cayce files on personal financial problems is about much more than money. Ultimately, material gains cannot be an end unto themselves. Instead, Cayce's premise is that any economic challenge faced by an individual is inextricably connected to a personal lesson or an opportunity to apply spiritual or universal laws in everyday life. Rather than seeing financial hardships as some sort of punishment or mistakenly assuming that the experience of poverty can somehow make someone more spiritual, the Cayce readings suggest that – seen correctly – the process of achieving economic healing can embody a worthwhile experience in personal growth.
Ultimately, everything we think we possess is in fact lent to us by God for the purpose of stewardship and service. Forgetting or ignoring or remaining ignorant of this premise is frequently one of the reasons that we encounter challenges in our personal finances. However, it is not that we are asked to give away everything we have. Instead, we are encouraged to become cognizant of the fact that personal success is best measured in terms of how we use our success to assist others. In terms of giving money away, Cayce specifically recommended giving a tithe of ten percent to charity, service activities, or to an individual in need.
Another issue that sometimes leads to financial lack is fear. Whether fear of the future, fear of monetary problems, or fear of situations that arise from personal challenges – such as the loss of a job – all of these things can work contrary to the flow of universal abundance. In the case of fear, Edgar Cayce often encouraged individuals to have faith and to use what they had in hand in order to draw to themselves additional opportunities and financial assistance. He often reminded individuals of economic healing principles from scripture, including Matthew 6:28-33, which is not an encouragement to sit idle and do nothing but rather an admonition to make certain one's focus is in the appropriate direction:
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin …
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
… for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
In addition to overcoming fear, cultivating faith, using what you have in hand, and practicing stewardship and personal tithing, the readings provide a number of suggestions for improving financial well-being. These include working with spiritual ideals, becoming cognizant of personal lessons needed by the soul (and attempting to learn them), living your soul's purpose, and being of service to others.
During the 1940s, a group of Cayce enthusiasts from New York City began working with various concepts from the Cayce readings and universal laws in an attempt to overcome the financial challenges that each of the individuals had been experiencing. Members of the group immediately recognized that their own economic problems were not linked to a lack of talent or potential but instead to other factors. For that reason, group members chose to begin applying spiritual principles to their material lives, while removing any of their own mental blocks regarding the challenges with their own finances.
The group began working as essentially an economic healing support group and undertook a three-month program of prayer, meditation, working with spiritual principles, and improving attitudes and their relationships with others, as well as tithing money and time. Although the group was small and not all of the individuals in the group completed the program, those who did continue working with economic healing began to see some amazing results. What may be most impressive, however, is that the group's exercises have been replicated since that time by countless groups and individuals over many decades, causing many others to attest to the validity of this material. Some of the exercises and disciplines undertaken by various groups and individuals have included the following:
- Daily prayer and meditation, not only to facilitate personal attunement and getting in touch with one's spiritual core but also to assist in overcoming any fear of lack.
- Ongoing work with personal relationships – at home, school, work – wherever they may be. Rather than seeing people as personal challenges that have to be put up with, the Cayce readings encourage us instead to approach all of our relationships with the ideal of "What am I supposed to be learning from this person?" or "What is this person trying to teach me about myself?"
- Being a good steward of the resources that have been entrusted to you. This includes paying bills promptly, not overspending or overindulging, giving yourself the freedom to buy what you need (although not necessarily everything you want), and tithing of both money and time without thought of receiving something in return.
- Finally, it is also a good idea to keep an ongoing chart of your progress. This chart can include your daily prayer and meditation time, the success of paying off your debts, the notation of any surprise economic assistance that has come your way, personal tithing, positive experiences with improving your relationships, and so forth.
By working with these ideas, many individuals and groups have found the Edgar Cayce information extremely helpful. This book of verbatim excerpts from the Cayce readings has been compiled to provide an understanding of economic healing and personal prosperity, and suggestions for improving personal financials by working with universal laws and spiritual principles. The approach found in the Edgar Cayce readings for achieving personal material success is about much more than money. It is an approach that encourages individuals to use what they have in hand and to discover and live out their life's mission. It is an approach that admonishes people to become good stewards of the resources they have been entrusted with and ultimately to be able to use every experience encountered in life to become all that they were meant to be.
Introduction from the new book Spiritual Healing for Personal Prosperity by Edgar Cayce.
KEVIN J. TODESCHI is Executive Director and CEO of Edgar Cayce's A.R.E. He is also the author of countless articles and more than twenty books, including Edgar Cayce on Soul Mates, God in Real Life: Personal Encounters with the Divine, and Edgar Cayce on the Akashic Records.


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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Bill O'Brien is staying at Penn State.
O'Brien's agent, Joseph Linta, said Thursday night that the Nittany Lions' head coach garnered interest from several NFL teams for vacant jobs at the next level.
But Linta said the ``heartstrings'' of O'Brien's experience from Penn State's 8-4 season in his first year outweighed the potentially big raise he could have received as an NFL head coach. He said O'Brien made the decision to stay at Penn State and not move forward with potential NFL opportunities Thursday.
O'Brien has been lauded for guiding Penn State to a successful season following strict NCAA sanctions for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
The decision wasn't hard in the end, Linta said in a phone interview with The Associated Press. ``His loyalty to the team and those kids was a really strong bond ... Although he loves the NFL and loves coaching, the experience this year with those kids was the opportunity of a lifetime for him.''
O'Brien interviewed with the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday, and The Plain Dealer in Cleveland reported earlier Thursday night that O'Brien had interviewed with the Browns.
At least five teams reached out to O'Brien, but the discussions weren't thought to have reached a serious level.
Linta declined to identify the teams showing interest in his client. He said there would probably be discussions about O'Brien's current contract.
``The leverage he has at Penn State is his integrity,'' Linta said.
O'Brien was in line to receive a $1.3 million raise to be funded by a private donor, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the person did not have authority to discuss the matter.
The bump in salary would increase O'Brien's total compensation package to about $3.5 million. He signed a five-year deal at Penn State almost exactly a year ago, leaving a successful stint as the New England Patriots' offensive coordinator.
The NCAA penalties handed down in July triggered a clause in O'Brien's contract that extends his deal the length of any sanctions handed down, so O'Brien's deal now runs through 2020.
The sanctions include a four-year postseason ban that began with the 2012 season; and steep scholarship cuts which take effect with the 2013 recruiting class to be finalized next month.
AP Sports Writer Rob Maaddi in Philadelphia contributed to this report.


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I've started using my iPad and Brydge keyboard to write my stories when I don't feel like lugging around my MacBook Pro. In the olden days, I used to use the iTalk app on my phone to record some of the people and events I used in my stories.
But then I found the Recordium ($4.99) app pop up one day on my Apps Gone Free list. This app, good on the iPad and iPhone, is iTalk on steroids.
Users can highlight the track while playing or recording audio. You can also add
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A former prosecutor has asked a Texas agency to pardon a woman who pleaded guilty in a 2004 car crash that killed her fiance but which her attorney says was caused by a faulty General Motors ignition switch.
Candice Anderson pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years of probation for the death of her fiance, Gene Mikale Erickson, in an East Texas crash.
Robert Hilliard, Anderson's attorney, says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in May confirmed to Erikson's mother the crash was caused by the bad switch.
The latest news from around North Texas.
In a letter to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, Leslie Poynter Dixon, the former Van Zandt County district attorney, said she would have dismissed the case if she had known the crash's true cause.


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By Angela Stringfellow
Any way you spin it, webinars are a valuable sales tool. Simply offering a webinar can boost sales and enhance brand recognition, and there are tons of ways you can use them to convert casual interest into actual paying clients. Here are seven specific tactics for turning webinars into sales engines:
- Offer a free introductory webinar to a longer, paid series. Delivering a complex training module can't be done in just one webinar, and besides, if you gave away all your trade secrets for free your business would never turn a profit. Hosting a free introduction to a paid series is a useful way to accumulate more paid subscribers, by providing just enough information to entice attendees to want more.
- Give a product discount as a bonus. Host a webinar, showcase your expertise and at the end, lead into subtle sales pitch for a product and offer an exclusive discount to attendees. Nothing is a greater sales incentive than a one-time opportunity to get a great deal on a valuable product.
- Follow up, follow up, follow up! Once you've delivered an outstanding presentation, keep the interest of your attendees through regular contact. Ask for feedback the following day, follow up with a sales pitch for one of your products or paid workshops, and continue to provide value by inviting the same group to future free programs and regular industry tips. If, after you deliver your presentation, your attendees never hear from you again, you can bet they'll soon forget all about you.
- Identify a problem and a solution. Throughout your presentation, you should be hitting on hot buttons that identify common problems or frustrations. Grab their attention by making them feel like you're talking directly to them, describing what they thought were unique challenges. Once they're on the hook, offer up a solution: your products or services!
- Build value. This is an area in which many webinar facilitators fail. You must toot your own horn… subtly. Demonstrate your excitement about sharing a tool with them that will solve their biggest problems, and make its value clear. Talk about the standard retail price of the product or service you're pitching, how much time or money they will save (or how much more money they will make), and illustrate their cost savings for taking advantage of your one-time-only offer.
- Create urgency. Of course, if you're offering a limited-time discount, customers have an incentive to make an immediate purchase decision. Add to that momentum by talking results and conveying how much they'll benefit by acting sooner rather than later.
- Offer a free consultation. If you're selling services, customers love free initial consultations. But place a limit on it, such as within 60 days of the webinar. This provides you with an additional, one-on-one opportunity to close the deal!
Facilitators can employ one or several of these techniques each time a webinar is offered to help drive sales. Your wealth of knowledge on the subject matter should speak for itself, but using additional sales strategies can help turn potential customers into paying customers sooner and convert undecideds into decision-makers.


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Identical twin brothers Shaquem and Shaquill Griffin committed to UCF today, but the two DBs—Shaquem's a safety, Shaquill's a cornerback—were on the field for one final high school game last night. The International Bowl, pitting American prep stars against the world's best, saw Shaquem dive for this interception, and corral it with one hand.
That's good, because he only has one hand. Shaquem was born with Amniotic Band Syndrome, meaning his amniotic sac was wrapped around his wrist, cutting off circulation and stunting the development of his left hand.
There came an excruciating choice four years later when Shaquem's deformed and largely useless left hand and fingers were in constant throbbing pain. He would ask his mom to go to kitchen to retrieve a knife to cut it off.
After many sleepless nights and much pleading, Tangie went to the hospital to relieve Shaquem's pain.
Shaquem adapted quickly, learning to tie his shoes even before his brother. His father built a contraption to help him lift weights with his left arm. Griffin received offers from at least 17 mid-major programs, and it would have been more except he refused to commit anywhere without his brother. They'll head to Central Florida in the fall after sending in their letters of intent first thing this morning.
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Madigan calls on HHS to overturn FDA approval of Zohydro
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[March 29, 2014]
CHICAGO — On Wednesday, Attorney
General Lisa Madigan called on the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services to overturn the recent approval of Zohydro ER.
The painkiller's high potential for abuse prompted Madigan and
attorneys general from Indiana, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Maine
to ask HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to reverse the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration's approval of the drug, which is set to hit the
market this month.
"The prescription drug abuse problem in our country has reached
epidemic levels," Madigan said. "The FDA's decision to approve this
form of Zohydro, if left to stand, could have disastrous — and
potentially deadly — consequences."
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The FDA approved Zohydro last October despite its own advisory
committee voting 11-2 in opposition to the drug being released. In
November, Madigan joined 28 other state attorneys general in asking
the FDA to reconsider its approval of the drug.
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I have been working with some pretty cool people as of late. Though I have still not landed the elusive "BIG GIRL" career. I have a feeling something good will happen soon. I mean the karma has to be going into my favor eventually, right?
Third Thursday Roundtable (Sept 17) is a networking lunch which is going to feature Charles Pugh. This should be exciting and you can learn about the change he is going to bring if elected to City Counsel in Detroit. Will a fresh face help bring Detroit to light? Let's hope so. So be ready for networking from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Club Venetian Banquet & Conference Center 29310 John R Madison Heights, 48071. Cost is 25.00 includes lunch and networking.
Sept 17 is a pretty busy day. If you are like me and still trying to find the elusive FULL TIME career. Here is your chance to learn Guerrilla Job techniques from Detroit's own MSU grad Kevin Donlin and his partner David Perry. He will be hosting a seminar at the MSU management center in Troy and through this blog you can receive $10.00 of the cost of the seminar. Just by typing JFB.
I have used some of the techniques successfully. I have used them for acquiring my internships with FWIX and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Here is a presentation I used when I gave a speech to 150 people at St Anastasia in Troy, MI.
I am a huge supporter and I think it is really worth the time to go and be a part of this seminar. I am using directed networking as I would call it. Kevin comes up with a lot of great ideas. Well worth the time and money.
If this isn't enough… October has a cool event as well. Brand Camp 09 will be on October 10 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, MI. Brand Camp University's goal as an interactive conference that brings together the best and brightest minds in communications, marketing, brand development and business management to explore how social media has revolutionized the way individuals and companies position themselves personally and professionally.
So do you want to do something which puts Detroit back on the map? You can learn about the future of Detroit with Charles Pugh, get back to work with Kevin Donlin and David Perry, or get your brand on track by attending Brand Camp.
Let's see you there…


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Deion Sanders -- I Didn't CHOKE SLAM School Worker ... But We Did 'Lock Up'
Deion Sanders I Didn't Choke SLAM School Worker ... But We Did 'Lock Up'
Deion Sanders tells TMZ ... he did not CHOKE SLAM an employee at the school he co-founded ... but acknowledges there was a physical confrontation.
Cops in Dallas are investigating violent allegations made by Kevin Jefferson, the CFO of Prime Prep Academy ... a charter school Deion co-founded last year.
According to Jefferson, Sanders flew off the handle after learning that some of the school's student athletes were not doing well in their classes.
Jefferson says Sanders got "upset and a little emotional" and then "grabbed me by my throat and kind of threw me to the ground."
But Sanders says it's all BS -- telling TMZ, "We locked up with one another ... but he was not physically assaulted."
He adds, "He's looking for a pay day. I did nothing to that gentleman that warranted an assault."
Sanders later tweeted, "The Person claiming assault is a fake administrator whom does absolutely nothing to help the school,kids or teachers reach our goals. Truth."
He added, "I won't sit&witness my PrimePrep kids receive 2nds when they deserve the BEST EDUCATION!"
Deion says he'll cooperate fully with the investigation -- so far, he's not been contacted by police.
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The FTC has scholarship money available to all club members to use for travel/race registration/lodging, etc. If you have an upcoming race this spring for which you could use some financial support, please submit an application! The questions for the Steven Detweiler Florida Track Club Racing Scholarship is below. Please email your answers to the application questions and a budget in either a Word Document or PDF file to: email@example.com. Deadline for submission is April 1st at 11:59PM.
Florida Track Club Race Scholarship
Goal: To financially support athletes within the Florida Track Club when representing the Club at races.
Total Funds: $500 allotted biannually ($1000 per year)
Maximum allotment per individual per term: $100-250 (Recipients per term: 2-5)
Maximum allotment per individual per year: $250
Timeline Each applicant may submit one (1) application per bi-annual term. The application must be submitted by 11:59 pm on November 1st, for races in January through June and by 11:59 pm on April 1st for races in July through December. The application includes a Questionnaire Form and a Budget Form. The applicant will be notified approximately two weeks after each deadline.
Reimbursement The travel grant will be used to cover racing fees, transportation, and lodging. Other expenses, such as meals, souvenirs, etc. will not be reimbursed. The recipient of the award must keep all itemized receipts. After the event, they must fill out the reimbursement spreadsheet and submit all receipts through email to: email@example.com. The awarded amount indicated prior to travel is the maximum amount the recipient will be reimbursed. If the individual doesn't submit receipts they will receive $0.
Transportation Plane fare can be reimbursed as long as the total funds for the trip do not exceed the allotment per individual per term ($100-250). Gas receipts from en route travel days and MapQuest/GoogleMap (etc.) directions to and from race will suffice for reimbursement.
Lodging Lodging expenses can be reimbursed as long as the total funds for the trip do not exceed the allotment per individual per term ($100-250).
Expectations If receiving a sponsorship, the participant is required to:
1) Give an oral race report at a FTC meeting within 6 months of the event
2) Deliver a written race report submitted to the Executive Director, Betsy Suda (email@example.com) for the FTC newsletter within 1 month of the event
3) Represent the Florida Track Club! Submit a photo wearing the Florida Track Club singlet at the race.
The application will be reviewed based on the following characteristics:
1) Active membership in FTC
2) The applicant's prior service and involvement within the FTC and the Gainesville running community
3) The significance of this race to the individual
4) Competitive potential
5) Financial needs of participant
Questionnaire for Applicants:
Are you an active member of FTC? If so, how long have you been a member?
What other activities (especially fitness, running, and community service related) you are involved in, within the community and the state?
What are your running goals for this race, this season, and long term?
Please share why you would like to run this race and how the funds from FTC are important.
Are you able to do an oral (within 6 months of event) and written race report (1 month following event) and wear the FTC singlet for a photo at the race? (requirement to receive funds)
Budget Spreadsheet (Application)
Applicant Name
Race Name
(Race name)
Date(s) of Race
Dates(s) of Travel
Location of Race
Race Entry Fee
Mode of Transportation
Approximated Distance
(x miles)
Approximated Travel Cost
Expected Accommodations
Approximated Lodging Cost
Total race cost
The Florida Track Club is a member of the Road Runners Club Of America and the USA Track and Field Florida Association.


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Michael Snow with the machine used for filming La Région Centrale
In 1971, Michael Snow spent five days atop a lonely mountain in North Quebec. He was making a film, or supervising a film that was being made by his robotic companion, depending on how you think about it. The film that robot made is called La Région Centrale: over the course of three hours, the machine runs through all its programmed motions, capturing every possible view of the barren mountain. Certainly, at least some of the images would have been overlooked by a human filmmaker.
Despite its lack of human warmth, Snow's film retains a mystical slant: the film is somehow purer for being supposedly unpolluted by the artist's direct physical control over the camera, and the machine bears witness to a primal landscape with nearly cosmic objectivity. The saintliness of La Région Centrale was possible not only because it played off of the machine's lack of learned perception (the machine couldn't find beauty in a landscape or respectably frame a shot), but also because the machine couldn't process the landscape as information.
Snow's sketch of the machine
Timo Arnall's short film Robot Readable World investigates the exact opposite: how robot-eyes gather information from the cityscapes, mediascapes, and people. On display in the video are the brightly colored squares, rectangles, circles, and lines that recognize cars, faces, doors and everything else that robots see. In our contemporary security-obsessed climate, robots and computer vision are tasked with growing responsibilities to survey urban and rural environments. Instead of following Matt Jones' suggestion that "instead of designing computers and robots that relate to what we can see, we meet them half-way–covering our environment with markers, codes and RFIDs, making a robot-readable world," these machines read a world without man-made markers permitting robo-legibility....


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Gonzales says the Constitution doesn't guarantee habeas corpus
Attorney general's remarks on citizens' right astound the chair of Senate judiciary panel
Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
One of the Bush administration's most far-reaching assertions of government power was revealed quietly last week when Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testified that habeas corpus -- the right to go to federal court and challenge one's imprisonment -- is not protected by the Constitution.
"The Constitution doesn't say every individual in the United States or every citizen is hereby granted or assured the right of habeas,'' Gonzales told Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Jan. 17.
Gonzales acknowledged that the Constitution declares "habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless ... in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.'' But he insisted that "there is no express grant of habeas in the Constitution.''
Specter was incredulous, asking how the Constitution could bar the suspension of a right that didn't exist -- a right, he noted, that was first recognized in medieval England as a shield against the king's power to dispatch troublesome subjects to royal dungeons.
Later in the hearing, Gonzales described habeas corpus as "one of our most cherished rights'' and noted that Congress had protected that right in the 1789 law that established the federal court system. But he never budged from his position on the absence of constitutional protection -- a position that seemingly would leave Congress free to reduce habeas corpus rights or repeal them altogether.
Gonzales did not propose any such drastic rollback and devoted most of his discussion to fending off senatorial attacks on a law signed by President Bush last October. That law included a provision stripping federal courts of authority to hear habeas corpus suits by noncitizens classified by the government as "enemy combatants.'' Specter and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the Judiciary Committee chairman, are sponsoring legislation to undo the restriction.
But critics on both ends of the ideological spectrum said the attorney general was claiming a broader and more chilling power.
"This is the key protection that people have if they're held in violation of the law,'' said Erwin Chemerinsky, a Duke University law professor who has criticized the administration's actions on civil liberties. "If there's no habeas corpus, and if the government wants to pick you or me off the street and hold us indefinitely, how do we get our release?''
Chemerinsky was joined by Douglas Kmiec, a Pepperdine University law professor and former Justice Department official under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
If Gonzales' view prevailed, Kmiec said, "one of the basic protections of human liberty against the powers of the state would be embarrassingly absent from our constitutional system.''
Justice Department spokesman Brian Roehrkasse said this week that Gonzales stood by his remarks but was asserting only that the text of the Constitution does not guarantee habeas corpus. The attorney general recognizes, Roehrkasse said, that the Supreme Court has declared "the Constitution protects (habeas corpus) as it existed at common law'' in England. Any such rights, he added, would not apply to foreigners held as enemy combatants.
Habeas corpus was recognized in English law at least as early as the Magna Carta, in 1215, and perhaps earlier. In the United States, it refers to bringing a prisoner's case before a federal judge, who has the power to order the government to release anyone who is being held illegally.
It has become an issue in Bush's efforts to hold military captives at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, with little or no access to civilian courts. The Supreme Court ruled in 2004 that that those prisoners could file habeas corpus claims in court, rejecting the administration's argument that inmates held outside the United States had no such right. That ruling was based on the court's interpretation of laws passed by Congress and did not discuss whether Guantanamo inmates had a constitutional right to habeas corpus.
The distinction is potentially crucial, because Congress, in the law signed last October, prohibited federal courts from reviewing habeas corpus suits by Guantanamo prisoners or any other noncitizens held as enemy combatants. The law's validity depends on whether the Supreme Court concludes that the prisoners' constitutional rights are being violated.
The issue of habeas corpus came up during last week's hearing when Specter asked Gonzales how a congressional statute could withdraw the right "when there's an express constitutional provision that it can't be suspended and an explicit Supreme Court holding that it applies to Guantanamo alien detainees?''
The court ruled only on the right to habeas corpus that was created by statute, Gonzales replied. He then asserted that the Constitution does not contain any express right of habeas corpus, only "a prohibition against taking it away.''
The issue extends far beyond Guantanamo.
The Supreme Court has interpreted federal judges' powers of habeas corpus to apply to prison systems around the nation and the legality of convictions in state as well as federal court.
For example, federal judges, who are appointed for life, regularly invoke habeas corpus when overturning convictions or death sentences of state inmates, overruling decisions by elected state judges.
Bruce Fein, a former Reagan Justice Department attorney who has become an outspoken critic of the Bush administration, noted that the day before his Judiciary Committee appearance, Gonzales had denounced "activist judges'' and advised them to stay out of national security matters.
Gonzales' comments to the committee on habeas corpus, Fein said, contained a message that "Congress doesn't have to let them (judges) decide national security matters.''
"It's part of an attempt to create the idea that during conflicts, the three branches of government collapse into one, and it is the president,'' Fein said.
What Gonzales, Specter said
Excerpts from the exchange between Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Jan. 17:
Gonzales: There is no express grant of habeas in the Constitution. There's a prohibition against taking it away. ...
Specter: Wait a minute. Wait a minute. The Constitution says you can't take it away except in cases of rebellion or invasion. Doesn't that mean you have the right of habeas corpus unless there's an invasion or rebellion?
Gonzales: I meant by that comment, the Constitution doesn't say every individual in the United States or every citizen is hereby granted or assured the right to habeas. Doesn't say that. It simply says the right of habeas corpus shall not be suspended except...
Specter: You may be treading on your interdiction and violating common sense, Mr. Attorney General.


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Canon's latest and theoretically greatest entry into the increasingly competitive and increasingly narrow superzoom or "bridge" camera class, the SX1 IS is a 10-megapixel, 20x zoom, 1080p HD video-capable beast that shoots for the stars. Since its first S-series cameras, Canon has had a solid place in the class, with great image quality and expansive feature sets. However, Panasonic's FZ and Olympus's UZ entries have given the company a run for its money, and recently Olympus jumped far ahead in the zoom stakes. The SX1 IS is Canon's attempt to take the lead once again. Can it take the title of world's greatest bridge camera? Let's find out.
Like all of the super-zoom cameras in Canon's PowerShot line, the SX1 IS has an extremely intuitive design that will be instantly familiar to anyone who has used a similar product or even a dSLR. In fact, the SX1 IS wants nothing more than to be seen as a mini-dSLR for those who don't want to muck about with interchangeable lenses and so on. Reinforcing this image is an included lens hood and a very solid SLR-style neck strap.
The camera is centered around a massive zoom lens and a huge articulating LCD screen. In this case, it's a 20x (28-560mm) lens and a 2.8" widescreen LCD of 230,000 pixels. The matte black plastic body has a solid build and a significant heft enhanced by four AA batteries in the grip. The ergonomics are good—the grip is well-shaped and an array of necessary controls is planted directly under the user's thumb.
The front of the camera is entirely free of buttons, though it does sport stereo mics on either side of the lens below the flash housing. On top, moving from left to right, you'll find the flash setting button, a popup flash and external flash hot shoe, the mode control dial, the on/off button, and the shutter, surrounded by the point and shoot-style zoom ring. The back of the camera features the aforementioned articulating LCD (tilts, swivels, slices and dices) surrounded by a bevy of buttons including: widescreen/4:3 toggle, dedicated video recording, recording/playback toggle, EV compensation, and focus point selection. Below these, to the right of the screen, a combination scroll wheel and four-way control offers options for manual focusing, ISO, and continuous shooting, macro, and self-timer modes, surrounding a central Function/Set button. Finally, display and menu buttons round things out.
Like other bridge cameras, the SX1 IS lacks an optical viewfinder. Instead, it offers a 0.4" electronic viewfinder with 148,000 pixels of resolution. While generally decent, it's nowhere near the best on the market (as seen in cameras like the Panasonic G1) and is even inferior to the one found in its own little brother, the SX10 IS.
The compartments for the SDHC card and batteries are well-designed. Their spring-loaded covers fit flush to the body and snap smartly into place. The covers for the AV outputs and power jacks, on the other hand, are unimpressive, being made of rubber and simply pressed into place. Other minor design quibbles include a video recording button that is perhaps too far to the left to be easily reached with the right thumb, a flimsy and hard to put on lens hood, and a lens barrel with an odd glossy finish that seems to be a lightning rod for dust, smudges, and general gunk.
The camera is, generally speaking, very quick and responsive. From pressing the power button it takes less than a second before it's ready to shoot, including the time taken to extend the lens. Focusing is pretty speedy as well, except in certain low light circumstances, where the lens has a tendency to hunt for focus. In these conditions it sometimes gives up entirely, and more often oscilates back and forth for quite a while before finding lock. This is not uncommon for digital cameras of any stripe, but still worth noting for one this expensive. Zoom controls are smooth and intuitive, though for my taste the zoom ring is perhaps a bit too easy to turn (leading to accidental zooming in or out). I have to say I wish Canon had included on-lens focus and zoom rings, for more precise control over each and for a more SLR-like feel.
The SX1 IS has Canon's standard menu system, which has been largely unchanged for several years. It's easy to navigate and doesn't abbreviate menu items in the way that some brands do, making it easy to tell exactly what setting you're changing.
On-screen display icons are generally easy to understand as well. The number of them varies depending on which Display setting you choose (using the DISP button toggle)--in Program and Manual modes, for instance, you'll get a histogram overlay that's quite useful for properly exposing your images and a nice addition by Canon. The camera offers Tv (shutter priority), Av (aperture priority), and C (custom user setting) modes as well as program and full Manual, taking it one step closer to dSLR territory.
Playback is also fluid, with a smooth zoom function for all you pixel peepers. Photos can be selected by date, category, folder, and other options via the unique "Jump" menu. A built-in accelerometer determines the camera's orientation and rotates the image for the best possible view (this works pretty well, with a few infrequent glitches). Paging between photos includes a pleasant fade-in/fade-out effect. Video playback looks fantastic on the LCD screen.
Image Quality
I'm sorry to report that the image quality from the SX1 IS is something of a mixed bag. When shooting in JPEG at ISO 80 and 100 it is very good, with well controlled image noise and noise reduction that isn't too overbearing. In bright sunlight and at a narrower aperture (f/3.2 and above) the images are sharp, contrasty, and have a nice depth of color. But go far above ISO 200-400 or shoot in dimmer conditions and things start to look a bit more grim. Canon's image processing algorithm applies a hefty dose of noise reduction at these higher ISO settings, more or less wantonly destroying fine detail. Moreover, the camera's dynamic range seems to be somewhat weak. This is compounded by the fact that rather than underexposing to preserve detail it has a tendency to overexpose, leading to blown-out areas of pure white in bright scenes with a lot of contrast.
This is disappointing for a camera with so much going for it on the design front, and for a camera that costs as much as this one does. With a MSRP of around $600, it is more expensive than some dSLRs. Given that price level, I'd expect it to produce images that are at least comparable to those produced by the cheapest dSLR/kit lens combo. But alas, that's not the case.
That said, there are bright spots to be found. For one thing, the lens is really quite nice. While at a wide open aperture of f/2.8 it displays some chromatic aberrations (purple fringing), stopped down a bit it's surprisingly sharp and has better bokeh (smoothness in out of focus areas) than most cameras in its class. As stated above, in bright light it's an able performer, cranking out well-exposed, contrasty shots with vivid colors ideal for the consumer market. Visible distortion is low, with the expected barrel distortion at the wide end and slight pincushion at telephoto, but surprisingly well controlled throughout.
It also boasts, among its impressive array of shooting modes, an excellent "Super Macro" mode, a staple of the S and SX superzoom lines, which allows the lens focus on objects that are touching the lens glass (don't do this with anything sticky!). The effect can be quite stunning, and it's a mode that will get a lot of use from flower lovers and those fascinated by creepy crawlies.
RAW shooting is a great addition to a bridge camera like this, giving the user a much greater range of control over post-shooting "developing" than they would have with plain JPEG shooting. This feature alone brings the camera much closer to dSLR territory, and will undoubtedly help to save some of the lesser shots it will put out—that is, if any users choose to use it.
The SX1 IS uses a CMOS sensor, the same sort of sensor (albeit physically smaller) used in Canon's dSLR line. The "little brother" SX10 IS uses a more traditional CCD sensor. Presumably the switch to the CMOS sensor is to better facilitate the camera's HD video recording and to enable a quicker continuous shooting rate. Interestingly, the image quality from the SX1's CMOS sensor is reportedly somewhat lower than that of the SX10's older CCD technology. Our editor Mike Brady was quite high on the SX10's image quality in his review, but I can't claim the same enthusiasm for the SX1.
1080p HD video on the SX1 IS is quite good in general, though at times in high speed panning motions it does display a certain kind of distortion that I've seen before (namely in the Kodak Zi6). Essentially, when panning quickly, the image seems to tear, or slant to one side in the direction of the panning motion—in essence, it makes the image look like Jell-O until the panning slows again. Aside from this issue (and it's far less pronounced than on the Zi6), the HD video is bright, crisp, and has relatively low noise, at least in good light. In addition, the camera is equipped with two high-quality mics for excellent stereo sound in video playback.
Despite my many gripes, the SX1 IS is still quite an impressive feat of engineering, and will be an attractive camera to many consumers. With a 10-megapixel CMOS sensor, a fast 4fps continuous shooting mode, crisp 1080p HD video, an articulating 2.8" widescreen LCD, full manual controls, RAW shooting, and an incredible 20x zoom lens, it's one of the most attractive packages on the market. And while the image quality could certainly be better, and the electronic viewfinder could be larger, it's an extremely fun and intuitive camera to use.
The real problem with the SX1 IS is how it fares against the far less expensive SX10 IS. At roughly 60% the cost of the SX1, the SX10 offers slightly better image quality with the same number of megapixels. It also has a slightly better viewfinder, and possibly better battery life as well. On the other hand, it lacks HD video recording, lacks RAW recording, and has a slower continuous shooting mode. Aside from these differences, the cameras are nearly identical. It's up to the consumer to decide whether the difference is worth an additional $200.


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Souter was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, on September 17, 1939, the only child of Joseph Alexander Souter (1904–1976) and Helen Adams Hackett Souter (1907–1995). At age 11, he moved with his family to their farm in Weare, New Hampshire.
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I had all these fun sarcastic things to say about the new trailer for "Black Death" but I just don't have it in me. This red band sucker has witches, people getting poked with spikes and all around Medieval nastiness. Unfortunately now I just feel like I need a shower and I'd like to take a nap.
All kinds of hot pics have hit the tubes from the soon to be classic "Dead Race 2". Yes it's direct to DVD and no there's no Jason Statham but hey they still have cars in the movie with machine guns and stuff. That's still something, right?
Two new posters for Kevin Smith's "Red State" have been released and about as fun as shooting a toothless hog outside of a trailer hitch. Or at least that's what I assume the people in those posters would say. maybe something about vittles. Point being they look like they're a product of inbreeding. Get it?
In case you've been up all night wondering if Heather Morris from "Glee" is actually being considered for the role of Buffy in the upcoming re-make/re-boot/re-whogivesashit then I'm happy to report you can finally sleep. She is being considered. Happy now?


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All Hallows Eve is approaching and with the passing of the days the veil is getting thinner and thinner. This is a time we remember and honour our loved ones that passed. We think about the limitations of our physical selves and we try to give our lives more grace and balance.
I do not know if we will meet them again in Summerland. But deep inside my heart i believe that even if we will not, we will join them as parts of the Whole when we will return to our Mother. And even if we will not come back reincarnated as human beings into new bodies at a new time, we will indeed return to the cosmos as light, or air, guiding spirits or trees, Gods or Goddesses.
On the night of October 31th we will burn candles in front of pictures of the deceased family and friends. Some of us will burn insence and try to communicate with them. Some of us might even use the opportunity to see what is about to come into our lives and ask for guidance. We might have elaborate rituals or drink a glass of wine in honour of those we lost. We might celebrate this powerful day or not. Some of us will consider the passing of the days, the turning of the Wheel, the spirals our lives and souls make. And some of us will get lost in the hectic rhythms of everyday life and we will not think of all those things. However, whatever we do the veil will be thin. The magic will flow around us. We will be visited in our dreams by all sorts of spirits.
I wish all of you to have a magical Halloween. Blessed be the memory of those you lost.
Halloween minus the candy and the costumes(not that those are not fun!)...
All Hallows Eve is approaching and with the passing of the days the veil is getting thinner and thinner. This is a time we remember and honour our loved ones that passed. We think about the limitations of our physical selves and we try to give our lives more grace and balance.
A simple ritual i love.
Greetings blogfriends. How have you been doing? I have been in a hectic mode for quite some time because of an exam i had to take today and i really can not believe it is over. Yeih! Finally.
Did you enjoy the full moon? She was beautiful, was n't She? I took the opportunity to cast a prosperity spell because with all that studying i really needed one. I used a beautiful herbal blend of rosemary, sunflower petals, mandrake root, sandalwood and patsouli essential oil. You might have noticed that some of the ingredients are usually used for sexual attraction(sandalwood and patsouli) but i wanted to also attract clients. If your goal is a bigger clientele you should definitely try a combination like this. It was divine.
I did a ritual i love and i realised i have n't mentioned it here already. I used four candles one for East, one for South, one for West and one for North. They also represent the four of the five elements. Underneath each candle i put a piece of paper with the spell. When i was ready, after i have cast the circle, invited the Goddess in it and meditated i burned each paper over the candle it was placed under. Then i burned on a charcoal the mixture while saying the spell over and over.
Then i thanked the Goddess and the elements and i was done. I paid attention to the colours of the candles to match the elements and the Quarters they represent and i wrote the spell in gold to match my intent.
I love this ritual. I do it since highschool and it still feels great. Sometimes for money, sometimes for healing, or luck, sometimes for cleansing. It always makes me click.
Do you have any favourite rituals, that make you click?
Brightest blessings,
The Goddess is watching over me.
Merry meet fellow bloggers. How are you? I am in a both weird and wonderful place right now. You see on Friday night at about 2 am, while me and P. were watching "two and a half men" in our bedroom and eating grilled cheese, we heard Phoebe -our dog- barking in a strange way. We were alarmed and then panicked as we heard our front door closing. Petros went out making loud noises while i called police and i simultaneously grabbed an empty handbag(my weapon of choice) on my way to follow him. We checked the house and nobody was there but our door latch was descrewed. We soon realised that a few handbags i had laying on a chair, were gone. They had nothing in them(thank Goddess!). But the fact was that someone broke into our house while we were inside, fully awake, watching tv loudly, with the lights on(not so ecofriendly of us) and while our dog was barking at him. That scared the crap out of me. Do n't burglars have any criteria whatsoever? It is ridiculous.
Anyway, when the sensation of panic settled down and my heart rate went back to normal,i inevitably begun thinking. As soon as the feelings sinked in, i realised that in the moment of my greatest insecurity, i was feeling safe. Safe about my path and my place in the world. The Goddess was looking over me. So, finances, carriers and life in general, are going to sort themselves out. They have to. My path now looks clear and spiritual. There is no need for me to stress out about the superficial things i usually do. Tonight, me and P. took Phoebe for a long walk and we were able to enjoy it to its fullest. I once again kept talking to him about how much i love the orange street lights(they make everything look like it came out of a fairytale, do n't they?) and the musical games the wind plays with the tree leaves. We were just a couple in love, living in the moment. I had that, because i felt safe.
That being said, i still act as if electrocuted when i hear sounds coming from the living room area, i have cast a bunch of protection spells and i want to buy a bb gun. But security issues aside, it was an illuminating experience. One that i never want to relive.
Brightest blessings to everyone, even to my burglar. I wish him to find peace despite the fact that i believe he kicked my dog and i hope he will find a way to live without hurting others. I hope we will all find a way to do that.


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Joined: 14 Oct 2005
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Location: Oakland, CA
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 6:34 pm
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Well, Rainey - of course I didn't mean
!!!! Your decorations are charming!
I do sound awfully grinchy I know, but I love Autumn decorations and when H-Day is over, I'd prefer just some pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn, beautiful colored leaves. I just am done with the spiders and ghoulies etc!
And yes, I agree with David about your front entry - lovely and serene and welcoming!
L'appetit vient en mangeant. -Rabelais
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Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 6:45 pm
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Have you noticed in the Bay area that there's nothing of Thanksgiving in evidence? Our stores went directly from Halloween to Christmas.
I have Halloween and Christmas things aplenty. But for Thanksgiving I usually use some fresh foliage wreath or something and I'm just not finding it.
I'd gather handfuls of something and put something together but we don't get the beautiful colors of fall. Our stuff goes directly to brown and dry.
God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny. -- Garrison Keillor
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 6:53 pm
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Judy has fair reason to resist trick-or-treating! Junk mail and television, trying to impose/invent/inject a foreign tradition--aaagh! I've tried and tried to think of a comparable situation that has happened to us in the USA--but I can't.
A LARGE rat trap with big real-looking plastic rat, neck snapped by cruel spring, was right there on my doormat--you must come verrry close if you wish to knock on the door--
I raked fallen leaves from the backyard and covered the floor of the room where I greeted the kids--ankle deep--
We don't get many kids, but I do enjoy creating an atmosphere for them!
It's also fun to spritz the kids with fragrance (with permission of course)--
chocolate, licorice, extreme grape or bubble gum, any fruit--all available through craft/candle-making supply places.
Our dog Max is wary but absolutely steady when poked in the eye or held by the nose--as long as the toucher is no taller than he!
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:26 pm
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That is SO right about moving directly from Halloween to Christmas! So many stores already have their trees up - thankfully no seasonal music yet, but it can't be far behind. I agree totally about the decorations having a short shelf life. Once Halloween is over, it is OVER.
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:01 pm
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Rainey, on November 1, up goes the Indian Corn (sorry...Door Corn...my best friend and I decided the former was less politically correct than we were comfortable with...) on my front door. Three ears tied together with a charming minicheck ribbon in rust & tan. It's an old colonial symbol for harvest hospitality and bridges the Halloween-Christmas gap nicely, especially with a few small pumpkins on the doorstep. Would be lovely in your entryway.
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:18 pm
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Well I have to admit I have seen a small portion of Thanksgiving decorations in dollar stores. Most Halloween stuff can be re-used if it involves pumpkins. We also get those leaf wreaths for the table top decorations. Especially since we are dinner hosts...have to have the house in spirit!
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Location: England
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:18 am
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Well, one thing you Americans don't have after All Hallows Eve is the Bonfire Night on November 5th. We have it to 'celebrate' Guido Fawkes and his fellow conspirators trying to blow up Parliament when the King was due to address the politicians. Hence the old rhyme;
Remember, remember,
The 5th of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot!
Guido or Guy is usually burned as an effigy on top of the bonfire or was when I was younger. He and his fellows had placed several barrels of gunpowder in the cellars beneath Parliament and were primed to set the fuse and leg it out of there when they were discovered and arrested. Since then, we Brits celebrate on the 5th of November. Any leftover fireworks are then set off too in grand displays.
They needn't have bothered, a couple of centuries later, Parliament burned down and a new one, the Victorian Gothic confection we have now, was designed (by Charles Barry and AWN Pugin) and built. It has stood there since then.
Confusion comes fitted as standard.
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 2:31 pm
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"...I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot"
I remember when I was little, there was a "Best Guy" competition at my school - I was so upset when mine got put on the bonfire!
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:00 pm
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I'll just revisit this topic from last year to wish everyone in the Northern Hemisphere who celebrates it a very Happy Halloween
Doing what you like is freedom
Liking what you do is happiness
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Location: Heaven, actually.
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:01 pm
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My schoolmate living in Queensland threw a costume bash for her kids top honor the pursuit of lollies events, but had to improvise and used melons and fruits to carve instead of pumpkins. Made a nice fruit salad, but I'll bet it was a mess to dish out when kids came to the door!
There is only one way to die- With a full stomach and a good tan.
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Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 3:18 pm
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that's why Thanksgiving is my fav holiday.....only food, no decorations required
Make me half the person my dog thinks I am.
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Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:23 pm
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I'm not huge into Halloween itself, but I love going to the pumpkin patch. We try and choose some dark and miserable day, bundle up and tromp around the pumpkin patch in pursuit of the perfect cinderella pumpkin and return home for pumpkin bread and brandied cider. Always a good day.
Macy's in downtown Seattle was decorated for Christmas at the beginning of October. I love the holidays, but it seems they are intent on sucking all of the feeling out of them.
"It's watery....and yet there's a smack of ham."
"It's hot ham water."
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Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:52 am
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Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly
..................................MFK Fisher
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Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:31 am
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I actually love Halloween. I love seeing the kids come around in their costumes. My only disappointment is that I live on a dead end street so I don't get as many as as the people who live on the main street. Of course I grew up with Halloween, so it doesn't feel culturally imposed. In fact, here in the U.S. Halloween is threatened to some degree. There is a perception-- actually untrue-- that trick or treating is less safe than it used to be. Actually I found out that the stories of children being given poisoned candy are all urban legends. The only children to die from Halloween candy were poisoned by their uncle. Also in schools it is becoming culturally sensitive to celebrate Halloween, because some people believe it to be a religious holiday. I understand that in some countries it is being imposed by retailers who want to sell candy and pre-made costumes. People can imagine what I think of that-- being the crank who won't even eat convenience food. However, this is the weird twist to the story. I am overweight and have an addictive relationship with sweets in my opinion. I give really disgusting, artificially colored and flavored sweets to the kids, like those swizzle sticks filled with colored powder, bubble gum, and neon flavored lollypops. I feel guilty even as I write this, and I imagine all of the parents looking through their kids' bags and wincing as they see the disgusting artificial stuff I have given their kids! However, if I get the nice stuff, like the tiny chocolate bars, I will walk through the kitchen 20 times a day and eat the leftovers. However, I refuse to touch the colored stuff and just throw away the leftovers. Am I evil or what? The kids seem thrilled to get the stuff their parents probably refuse to buy for them because it is too trashy. On second thought-- no wonder I don't get more trick or treaters. Tomorrow is trash day in my neighborhood, and all of the left-over artificially colored sweets are in my trash can waiting to be picked up!
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Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:39 am
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Doryh all due respect, giving trash, what I call those treats, is not leaading children how to eat well. I give out apples and tangerines, things most parents don;t feedthem.
Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly
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